Ye Miao is dressed very plainly today, her clothes are light blue, and she is embroidered with yellow silk threads with broken flowers, which is very fresh and elegant.

She is two or three years younger than Shen Bai, her appearance is soft, and she is also soft-voiced when she speaks, when Shen Bai was a young master, she liked to see her type of beauty the most, especially when the beauty had tears in her eyes, and when she looked at people in the fog, she was full of tenderness, which made people crisp their bones.

Ye Miao is the daughter of the county guard, and she can't do the pretentious posture of a dusty woman, but she is pitiful enough.

Shen Bai didn't intend to embarrass her from the beginning, and said with a smile: "It's okay, my husband looks cold, but he is actually very old-fashioned, Miss Ye doesn't have to be afraid of him." ”

Ye Miao was naturally not frightened by Gu Hengzhou and fled, she didn't think about it and immediately said: "Commander Gu is very good, I'm not afraid of him." ”

It's not that I'm afraid of Gu Hengzhou, but I'm afraid of Shen Bai?

Ye Miao's identity is different from ordinary people, Shen Bai just said that, it was to save Ye Miao's face and let her have a step down, if Ye Miao was smart, she should follow Shen Bai's words, and then extinguish the little thought about Gu Hengzhou, so that everyone can pretend that nothing has happened.

Unexpectedly, Ye Miao didn't appreciate it at all.

Shen Bai had an itchy throat, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

Xiao Qi has been displaced since he was a child, and he is used to looking at people's faces and listening to people's words, and when he noticed that the situation was wrong, he had the courage to say: "My wife has a good temper, and she is also very tolerant and generous to the subordinates in the house, as long as no one fights the idea of the commander, everything is easy to say." ”

After Xiao Qi finished speaking, he secretly looked at Shen Bai's expression, and saw that she was not angry and continued: "But the commander of my family loves Mrs. very much, and finally took a day off, and he had to stay by my wife's side all the time. ”

When these words came out of Shen Bai's mouth, there was a feeling of deliberately showing off and demonstrating, which was different when Xiao Qi said it.

Ye Miao was interested in Gu Hengzhou, and naturally knew that Gu Hengzhou had placed this mansion a year ago, and had also bought two maids in the house.

These two maids were not brought by Shen Bai, they were naturally Gu Hengzhou's people.

They said that Gu Hengzhou doted on Shen Bai, and nine times out of ten it was a true favor.

Ye Miao's face was not very good-looking, and the hand on her lap couldn't stop twisting the silk handkerchief, and it was difficult to sit still.

Shen Bai coughed lightly, Xiao Qi immediately understood, restrained his hostility, and said with concern: "The slave looks at Miss Ye's face and doesn't seem to be very good, it's about to enter summer, the climate is not good in the changing seasons, it's easy to be cold, and there is loquat dew in the kitchen that moistens the lungs and relieves cough, Miss Ye wants to come some?" ”

Ye Miao shook her head and refused, forced herself to cheer up, and said: "I came to apologize today, I didn't expect Mrs. to be generous and not to care about me, Mrs. just came to Yuanfeng County, must be very unfamiliar with everything in the city, three days later is my birthday, I will invite some of my friends, if Mrs. is willing, you can also come to participate then, Mrs. rest assured, they are all my handkerchiefs, don't have too much entertainment." ”

"Okay."

Shen Bai responded, she was worried that she didn't know how to get to know the people in the city, so Ye Miao handed over the pillow.

Shen Bai was so refreshing, Ye Miao was stunned again, and then said: "I just want to make a friend, Madame doesn't have to bring any gifts, just feel free." ”

Shen Bai nodded in response, Ye Miao saw that her voice was indeed hoarse, and she didn't stay long, so she got up and left.

As soon as Ye Miao left, Xiao Qi frowned and muttered with a smile: "Miss Ye is so strange when she speaks. ”

Shen Bai raised his hand and rubbed her head, and said with a low smile: "No matter how strange she is, she can't compare to your sharp teeth." ”

Xiao Qi was still a little scared when he thought about it, and whispered: "The slave maid just made her own opinion, and asked Mrs. for forgiveness." ”

She was not specially taught to be a maid, she spoke and acted according to her own feelings, Shen Bai said with a smile: "I did a good job just now, we have the big commander on our heads, no matter who we are facing, we can't show cowardice, but we can't bully people too much, make the relationship too stiff, and cause trouble for the big commander." ”

Xiao Qi nodded heavily, thought about it and said: "Madame and the Grand Commander are very good people, if someone dares to bully Madame, the slave and maid will definitely protect in front of Madame, if they cause trouble, the slave and the maid will definitely dare to act, and will never discredit Madame and the Grand Commander!" ”

Xiao Qi's tone was firm and his expression was serious, as if he was going to go to justice for Shen Bai in the next moment.

Shen Bai really thought that these two girls were very cute, and while thinking about finding a good husband for these two girls in the future, he took the two out of the house and went to the horse market again.

The young man from the last time was still there, and there was a delicate and beautiful carriage beside him.

The carriage was made of fine poplar wood, which was very durable, and was polished smooth everywhere, evenly brushed with black lacquer, and had a very special Sanskrit engraving, and the carriage was covered with a black and brown horse, which was tall and shiny, and was a good horse when carried out.

Generally, this kind of good horse is not very willing to be used to set the car, not to mention the waste of the horse, the good horse is fierce, and it is easy to get into trouble, but this horse is obviously tamed, and the temper is very docile.

Such a high-quality carriage is rare in the horse market, and the young man is surrounded by several people, obviously wanting to buy this carriage, but the young man shakes his head and refuses.

Shen Bai observed from a distance for a while, and then walked over, and the young man immediately greeted him, and said to Shen Bai: "Madame is here, this is my family's newly made carriage, do you still want Madame?" ”

"Such a good carriage is really rare, I naturally want it." Shen Bai was very happy, and gave the young man three times the price last time, the young man was surprised, and excused himself: "The carriage last time was actually the first thing that Madame took a fancy to, and Madame was generous to avoid a dispute, and today this carriage is to compensate Madame, and Madame gave too much money." ”

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "This carriage is worth this price, and I want to meet the trainer who will tame this horse like this." ”

This is Shen Bai's real purpose.

The young man was more and more surprised, pursed his lips and did not answer, Xiao Ba said beside him: "This is the wife of Commander Gu, she is a very good person, you don't look at her like a bad person." ”

Sure enough, Gu Hengzhou's name is a good one.

When the young man heard this, he immediately said: "It turned out to be Mrs. Gu, the villain was clumsy and couldn't see it, please forgive me." ”

"It doesn't matter." Shen Bai said gently, "I just think that this horse trainer is highly skilled, and he should be top-notch in the entire Zhaoling, and he is a little curious to see it, and it has nothing to do with my husband, if the horse trainer is unwilling, I will not be strong." ”

Shen Bai's attitude was friendly, polite and respectful, and the young man said solemnly: "The horse trainer is my father, I'll go back and ask, and I'll reply to Mrs. in a few days." ”

"Okay."

The little ones couldn't drive a carriage, so the young man sent them back.

Through conversation on the road, Shen Bai knew that the young man's name was Zhou He, he and his father were in charge of taming horses, and the eldest and second uncles were carpenters.

Zhou He spoke very simple and sincerely, and it could be seen that the Zhou family was very trusting, and Shen Bai had a good impression of him.

When he got out of the car, Shen Bai found that although there were two more lanterns at the entrance of the house, it was still a little empty, and after thinking for a moment, Shen Bai said to Zhou He: "I want to make a door plaque, can you do it?" ”

"Yes." Zhou He also noticed something empty above the door, "But if Mrs. wants very expensive wood, you need to pay a part of the deposit first, my uncle will be able to write, regular script, official script, there is a calligraphy at home, next time I can show Mrs." ”

Shen Bai asked Xiao Qi to take out fifty taels of silver to make a deposit for Zhou He, and said: "I want to use red sandalwood for the door plaque, and the carving on it hopes to be simple and atmospheric, you can take a look at the drawings first, as for the inscription, my husband's handwriting is very good, and when he goes home next time, I will let him write it and let you take it back to rubbing." ”

Shen Bai was very happy to do things, and Zhou He left one by one.

Shen Bai recuperated at home for the next two days, and on the third day, Shen Bai got up early in the morning, took Xiao Qi, picked a nursing home and drove them to the county guard's mansion.

The county guard's mansion has not changed much from before, Shen Bai arrived not early, and four carriages have been parked at the door.

Xu Ye Miao explained, there was no invitation, and the porter respectfully led Shen Bai into the house.

Ye Mingshan was handling official business in the government office, and he was not at home, so he bypassed the front hall and soon arrived at the back garden.

In the garden, five little girls sat around Ye Miao, and several people talked happily and laughed constantly.

Those are all yellow flower girls who have not left the cabinet, and Shen Bai inexplicably feels that he is a married woman who is a little out of place with them.

However, this thought disappeared in a flash, the porter retreated, and Shen Bai walked directly with Xiao Qi.

Ye Miao was the first to see Shen Bai, got up to greet her, and said with a smile: "Madam is here, sit here." ”

Shen Bai walked up to Ye Miao and sat down, and the other little girls all looked at her in unison, their faces were full of curiosity, and they all wanted to know what kind of ability this suddenly appeared Grand Commander Lady had to take down a figure like Grand Commander Gu.

Shen Bai felt a little funny when these eyes were eager to learn, but he didn't show it, and said dignifiedly: "Hello, I am Dongfang Kite Ling, and I am also the wife of Commander Gu. ”

Zhaoling rarely has a surname, and one of the girls widened her eyes and exclaimed, "You are not from Zhaoling?" ”

Shen Bai nodded and said, "I am from Nanxiang. ”

Ye Miao obviously had a study of Shen Bai, and said to those people for Shen Bai: "The Dongfang family is the first family in Nanxiang Kingdom, rich and rival the country, I heard that Mrs. Gu's dowry has twenty lifts, which is in our Zhaoling, but the queen has the scenery." ”

A few little girls couldn't help but exclaim, they grew up in Yuanfeng County, they had seen the war when they were young, and they knew that there was a country called Yuexi after the desert, but they had never been to the national capital, and Nanxiang Country was an audible and unreachable place name for them.

This age is the most curious time, they asked Shen Bai a lot of questions about Nanxiang folk customs, Shen Bai patiently answered, and slowly knew that they were all the daughters of rich people in the city, most of them were salt merchants and grain merchants.

Salt merchants and grain merchants are all controlled by the imperial court, and they are also linked to the imperial court, they don't have to find their own customers, the family business is very stable, if nothing else, they will live a very stable life in this life.

However, Shen Bai was a little curious, Zhaoling and Nanxiang had been communicating with each other for more than four years, and the individual merchants in Yuanfeng County had not yet developed, shouldn't the imperial court encourage the development of commerce and trade in various places?

Yuanfeng County is located at the border, so it should be very important to develop commerce and trade and improve people's livelihood.

Shen Bai pondered silently, and he didn't know who suddenly asked, "Madam and the Grand Commander have been married for a year, why haven't they been pregnant yet?" ”

These are all girls who have not left the pavilion, and when they suddenly asked this question, their faces flushed, and Shen Bai smiled: "My husband is busy practicing in the camp on weekdays, and we gather less and leave more, so we are not pregnant for the time being, this kind of thing, just let it be." ”

Everyone nodded again and again, embarrassed to ask more questions on this kind of question.

Ye Miao's birthday was indeed not grand, just these girls and Shen Bai got together at a table, and Mrs. Ye sent a maid to give each girl a sachet halfway through, which was regarded as a souvenir.

The maid was a little surprised to see Shen Bai dressed as a woman, thinking that Mrs. Ye didn't know that Shen Bai would come today.

A few people talked for a while, the food was served, and the rules here were indeed not as many as Hanjing, although the girls ate well, they did not follow the principle of eating without saying a word, and still whispered.

There are only a few topics they talk about, when to talk about marriage, what type of ideal husband is, and what good-looking lip grease has been out these days.

Yuanfeng County has been plagued by war for many years, and everyone's main concern is whether they can survive, and there are too few leisure and entertainment activities.

Shen Bai feels that it is important to be prepared for danger in times of peace, but it is also important to enjoy life.

The national strength of Zhaoling is getting stronger little by little, and the lives of the people here are also getting better.

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In the next two days, Shen Bai took Xiaoqi Xiaoba around the city, and he didn't buy a few things, but he inquired a lot about the miscellaneous gossip in the city.

It began to rain two days before the Qingming Festival, and the rain at the border was not as soft as Hanjing, but as majestic as the summer rain, accompanied by the rumbling spring thunder.

The rain crackled down the eaves, and the house was cold, Shen Bai shrank into the nest after breakfast, and asked Xiao Qixiao to light the lamp and take a book of curious travel journals to read.

Just as he could see the gods, someone came to Bing, saying that someone came to visit, and Shen Bai hurriedly got dressed and went to the front hall.

The corridor was splashed with rain for most of the time, walking under the eaves Shen Bai also held an umbrella, and when he was about to get to the front hall, he saw two sets of clothes and hats outside the door, and he knew that there were two people who came to visit.

Shen Bai took the umbrella and walked into the hall, and saw Zhou He sitting with an old man with gray hair, and Xiaoba served tea to the two, and the two were very restrained and didn't drink a sip.

The old man should be Zhou He's father, Zhou Yan, who is about the same age as Zhenguo Gong, but looks too old.

At such an age, he can still tame a fierce horse so obediently, which shows how superb his skills are.

Shen Bai was full of admiration, and greeted him first after entering the house: "Hello old man." ”

Zhou Yan stood up, a little flattered, Shen Bai stood in front of him, and said sincerely: "The old gentleman's equestrian skills are quite superb, and he should have come to visit the juniors, but I didn't expect that the gentleman would come in the rain today, so it seems to disturb the gentleman." ”

Zhou Yan hurriedly said: "I have to work during the day on weekdays, but today it rained and there was nothing to do, so I took the liberty to come, it was the grass people who disturbed Mrs. ”

"I don't have much to do on weekdays, it's my honor to come here, so I don't bother."

Shen Bai asked Xiaoba to inform the kitchen to cook a few more delicious dishes, and asked Zhou Yan about horse training.

Following Gu Hengzhou in the previous life, Shen Bai had some understanding of this aspect, the questions she asked were not considered laymen, Zhou Yan was surprised, and answered very seriously, after all, it was what he was best at, Shen Bai was very good at answering, and Zhou Yan quickly opened the chatterbox.

Zhou He's face changed and changed as he sat next to him, he had never realized that his father was such a talkative person.

The pleasant chat made the time pass quickly, and the meal was on the table, Zhou Yan realized that he had talked too much, and he was a little surprised, Shen Bai beckoned them to eat at the table, and asked as if unintentionally: "Mr. Zhou's equestrian skills are so good, in addition to his own family, are there any other heirs?" ”

Zhou Yan's expression froze, as if he was poked in the sore spot by this topic, Zhou He immediately answered: "This skill is generally passed down from generation to generation, and it is very dangerous to learn equestrianism, if you don't enter the barracks, there is generally no future, and no one wants to learn this." ”

This is indeed the truth.

But Zhou Yan still has to train his own horses at this age, mostly because Zhou Yan, a descendant, does not have a strong talent and cannot learn the true tradition.

Such a good skill, Shen Bai didn't want it to be lost, hesitated for a moment, and proposed: "It is indeed very important to study equestrian talent, a few days ago I heard that my husband wants to set up a cavalry regiment in the camp, if Mr. doesn't mind, can I ask Mr. to come to the camp to guide them in the future?" ”

Many skills have rules that are not passed on, and many people even stipulate that men are not passed on to women, for fear that Zhou Yan will refuse, Shen Bai immediately said: "Sir, don't worry, just ask Mr. for guidance, and it won't be tiring Mr., just like the master in the school teaches students, the effect depends on the students' own understanding, I will pay Mr. for coursework." ”

Zhou Yan held the bowl, his eyes surging with water, but he still said cautiously: "The equestrian skills of the grass people are for a living, not to kill the enemy, and those soldiers in the army may have disagreements in many places......

"Sir, don't worry, since I invited Mr. to go, they will never dare to choke with him." Shen Bai opened his mouth to dispel Zhou Yan's concerns, but Zhou Yan hesitated and nodded in agreement.

After lunch, the rain subsided, and the father and son politely thanked and left.

Not long after they left, Gu Hengzhou rode back.

He also wore a hat and a robe, but his clothes were all wet.

Shen Bai hurriedly asked the kitchen to bring hot water, Gu Hengzhou took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and Shen Bai took him to the backyard and showed the carriage he had just bought.

Gu Hengzhou's eyes were much more poisonous than Shen Bai's, and he could see at a glance that this carriage was not bad, his eyebrows were slightly raised, Shen Bai had been observing his expression, and immediately asked for credit: "How about the carriage I chose?" ”

Gu Hengzhou patted the horse's head, liked the horse very much, and said in a deep voice: "Not bad." ”

He rarely praises people, and it is already a great recognition to be able to give this evaluation.

Shen Bai crossed his waist proudly, raised his chin and said, "Of course, I have a good vision." After speaking, he was a little unconfident, "But this price is higher than the general market price." ”

"This horse is very well tamed, and the carriage is exquisitely made, so it is appropriate to give more money." Gu Hengzhou knew that Shen Bai had always done things in her own way, and he didn't think she would spend money lavishly.

Shen Bai was very satisfied with Gu Hengzhou's reaction, knocked his arm, showed the demeanor of pretending to be a man, and asked in a deep voice: "I still know this master who tames the horse, and the husband has time to meet?" ”

Gu Hengzhou turned his head to look at Shen Bai, and suddenly thought of what she was going to do, he didn't speak for a while, Shen Bai was a little unsure of what his attitude was, thinking that he invited Zhou Yan to the military camp without consulting him, he suddenly felt weak, and said first: "Brother Gu, don't get me wrong, I don't want to meddle in the affairs of the camp, I just think that this person's equestrian skills are very good, maybe I can help a little, even if I have a public office, I will not overstep my responsibilities." ”

Gu Hengzhou is a very principled person, Shen Bai likes him very much, so naturally he will never touch his principles.

As soon as the words fell, Gu Hengzhou hugged Shen Bai into his arms.

Yuexi people are best at riding, although this life is suddenly blazing although an arm was broken, but in a few years there will be other fierce generals in Yuexi.

In the previous life, Gu Hengzhou had the idea of training a cavalry regiment, but he never had the opportunity to implement it, and in this life, Shen Bai changed the direction of things, and he also had more time and energy to complete these things.

The last time he returned to Hanjing to report on his work, Gu Hengzhou told Zhao Che about the establishment of a cavalry regiment, and Zhao Che also agreed, now that the cavalry regiment has begun to take shape, Gu Hengzhou alone wants to take charge of the entire military camp, and his energy is still very tight, Shen Bai found a horse trainer at this time, which is really helpful.

Gu Hengzhou hugged Shen Bai tightly, and his heart was beating again and again.

Shen Bai was a little out of breath by him, and was about to push him away a little, the whole person was beaten and picked up, Shen Bai subconsciously wrapped his arms around Gu Hengzhou's neck, Gu Hengzhou hugged her and strode back, his eyes couldn't help but surge.

After the last time, Shen Bai was a little scared when she saw Gu Hengzhou like this, she thought for a while and said: "Brother Gu, I think the gate is a little empty, I ordered a door plaque, you can inscribe it when you come back, and then it will be used to rubbing." ”

"Okay."

Gu Hengzhou responded, Shen Bai wanted to say something else, the person had been carried back to the main courtyard, Gu Hengzhou put her on the bed and pressed her down.

Shen Bai's back and legs hurt in the past two days, and he didn't want to suffer any more crimes, so he resisted in his hands, and kept making excuses on his lips, but Gu Hengzhou saw the trick and ate it directly.

Gu Hengzhou has no scruples now, his movements are also skilled, and he will stay up with Shen Bai to make her say something that she is usually ashamed to say.

This toss was almost a whole night, but fortunately, after Gu Hengzhou calmed down, he was very considerate and would carefully help Shen Bai clean up.

It was still raining heavily the next day, Gu Hengzhou didn't go to the camp and stayed at home.

Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba got up early and came to the main courtyard, and Gu Hengzhou signaled them to slow down and not wake up Shen Bai.

Gu Hengzhou remembered that Shen Bai said that he had ordered the plaque, wrote the words and asked the guards to send them to Zhou's house, and then called Xiao Qi Xiaoba to ask carefully about what had happened in the house in the past few days.

The two of them explained carefully and carefully, and when they heard Ye Miao coming to visit the house, their brows furrowed.

Except for Shen Bai, Gu Hengzhou has never paid attention to any other girl, he has never had any other thoughts, and naturally he will not feel that Ye Miao has anything to do with him.

However, that reidream left a deep impression on him, and he would never allow the things in the dream to happen to Shen Bai.

Gu Hengzhou wrote down this incident and asked Xiao Qixiao to step back and do his own thing.

It rained heavily for two days, and on the day of Qingming, Gu Hengzhou returned to the camp early in the morning, and Shen Bai asked Xiao Qixiao to bring the incense, candles, and paper money that had been prepared long ago to find Cui Niang.

On this day, Li Yunjue rarely didn't go to the martial arts hall, and asked Cui Niang to go to the sacrifice with him.

Li Yunjue's ancestral home is not here, and he doesn't have any relatives in Yuanfeng County, but this land has been soaked in the blood of too many of his comrades-in-arms and buried the corpses of too many brothers.

These people stayed here forever, and they couldn't return to their hometown, they could only become ordinary names in the history of Zhaoling Kingdom, but he couldn't forget them.

Li Yunjue asked Cui Niang to prepare a cart of good wine, when Shen Bai came, they were just about to go out, Li Yunjue was a little surprised, Shen Bai took the initiative to say: "My husband is going to the camp to practice, I can't go in person, let me go to see them on behalf of him and Lord Guogong." ”

This is as it should be.

Li Yunjue nodded with satisfaction and let Shen Bai's carriage follow them.

Yuanfeng County is a war-torn city, and the soldiers who defended the city and the border behind it are buried on a hillside three miles west of the city.

There is a wide field of vision, and when the weather is good, you can also cross the North Hengshan Mountain to see Hanjing in the distance.

It had just rained, the road outside the city was a little muddy, and many people spontaneously came to pay respects on the road, and the carriage stopped and stopped, and it took almost an hour to arrive.

When he arrived here, the air pressure around Li Yunjue's body decreased.

There are too many people who have died over the years, the people buried here have not erected a monument, and even the grave is covered by weeds, ordinary people can't tell where there is a grave, Li Yunjue is very familiar with this place, carrying a jar of wine in one hand, pouring wine one by one.

Cui Niang gave Shen Bai a look and signaled Shen Bai not to talk to Li Yunjue at this time.

Shen Bai responded and asked Xiaoqi Xiaoba to help deliver wine to Li Yunjue, and he followed Li Yunjue to light incense and candles.

The sacrifice was long, silent and boring, and the other sacrifices had already left, but Shen Bai and them had finished from morning to evening.

In previous years, Cui Niang was alone with Li Yunjue, but this year, Shen Bai and them were accompanied, and her eyes were red for some reason when she was over.

Shen Bai was silent and handed her a handkerchief.

When he returned home after the sacrifice, Shen Bai was also a little tired, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard the guard say, "Madam, there is a letter from Jingli." ”

Shen Bai was overjoyed and hurriedly took it.

The letter was written by Shen Ruxiu, and he said a lot of things about it, and he talked about Shen Bai coming to the border for so long, except for reporting safety, he never wrote a letter home, and the temperament of the old child was revealed.

Shen Bai looked at his eyebrows and smiled, and at the end of the letter, Shen Ruxiu said that Sun was pregnant again.

Xu was afraid that Shen Bai would be unhappy, but Shen Ruxiu only mentioned this sentence and didn't say anything more, as if it was just an inconsequential matter.

Shen Bai is in a different mood now, and he is quite happy to learn the news.

immediately found a pen and paper to reply to Shen Ruxiu, and made up a lot of nonsense, only conveying one meaning: Don't worry, I'm doing well at the border pass!